Salzburg and Alpine Lakes Tour from Vienna: Dive into the World of Classical Music
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23 Ratings
Wien

This trip starting from Vienna and covering Salzburg along with the nearby lake region is a fantastic chance to immerse in the sphere of classical tunes and witness some of the world’s precious natural treasures.

Duration: 13 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Strengberg - In one and a half hour we will make a short coffee break at a quality restaurant Landzeit “Country time” on a highway, where you can relax and enjoy a comfortable rustic atmosphere and stretch your legs during your break.
  • Mondsee - Your unforgettable trip begins in the idyllic sceneries of the Austrian Alps, where you will visit the famous church of Mondsee, chosen by the film director as an ideal location for Maria’s wedding setting.
  • St Gilgen - On the way to Salzburg you will not stop taking pictures of the beautiful lakes and peaks. View over elegant village of St. Gilgen on the northern shore of Lake Wolfgangsee reveals an Alpine idyll coupled with mountain Flair. One of Salzburg’s most famous sons has his ancestral roots here. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s mother, Anna, was born in this beautiful village.
  • Salzburg - Salzburg is an inviting, beautiful city on the banks of the River Salzach, and is also the world capital of classical music, being the home town of both Mozart and Karajan. Mozart chocolates, Mozart rubber ducks, Mozart ice cream: There is practically nothing that doesn’t sport the likeness of this city’s greatest son. As the city in which Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born and grew up, Salzburg can fairly claim the title of City of Mozart. Just be ready to bump into Mozart around almost every corner…Walk through the Mirabell Gardens and see the house where Mozart was born, as well as the cathedral and St. Peter’s Abbey, one of the oldest abbeys in Europe. During your free time you may choose to take the funicular up to the fortress of Hohensalzburg from where you have marvellous panoramic views over the city. Anyone who has ever watched the “Sound of Music” will be thrilled at seeing some of the film locations!
  • Landzeit Voralpenkreuz - Coffee break in a countrylike atmosphere of another quality restaurant Landzeit “Country time” on a highway, where we will make a compulsory 30 minutes stop for our coach according to EU law regulations.
What's Included
  • Scenic photo breaks at Alpine lakes Mondsee and Wolfgangsee
  • Guided walking tour in Salzburg with a local professional guide
  • Comprehensive guided tour to and from Vienna and Salzburg
  • Convenient hotel pickup from central Vienna hotels (postcodes 1010-1090)
  • Transport in a comfortable, air-conditioned coach or van
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel drop-off. Tour ends at the Vienna State Opera, Albertinaplatz
  • No pick up from apartments and hostels.
  • Entrance fee.
Additional Information
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide in English and Russian
  • Please note that you will cover approx. 370 miles (600 km) by motorway at this day; It is about a 6.5-hour drive with two 30-minutes stops; You will spend around 3 hours in Salzburg, a 1,5-hour walking tour and 1,5-hours of free time
Location
Tourist-Info Wien
Albertinaplatz
Tour departs from “Tourist Info” at Albertina Platz, A-1010 Vienna. Behind of the State Opera House, in front of the Albertina Museum. Underground station “Karlsplatz” U1 and U4. Please come latest 10 minutes before the tour departure to the 7Travel agency official and tell your name.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Andrew_v
Aug 15, 2023
A Fantastic Trip - We had an amazing trip. The guides were great, and we learned a lot about Austrian history and culture as well as the stories behind The Sound of Music. The scenery was beautiful, especially the stops in the Alps.
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Bethany_k
Oct 23, 2022
Amazing tour to Salzburg - Had an amazing time on this tour! Our guide was fantastic and was very knowledgeable. We had a beautiful drive through Salzkammergut with stops at Mondsee and St. Gilgen towards Salzburg. The city itself was stunning, will definitely be travelling back to explore more!
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Miriam_y
Jul 18, 2022
An enjoyable trip, informative, well organized. - The tour was very informative, well organized. Our tour guide in Zaltzburg, Natasha was very knowlegeable, articulate and clear. She took us through all the important mile stones of the old city, and on the whole, the tour was enjoyable. The part of visiting the lakes was too short, we just saw rhem from the window, or for a few min out of the bus! On the whole, we enjoyed the trip, and would recommend it to others.
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253savinan
Aug 6, 2019
Great tour - We want to give our huge thanks to Anna, who is so skilled, knowledgeable and presented everything in an engaging and fun way! Thank you,Anna! The tour was great, beautiful nature, history, comfortable ride, we are happy!
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Aren
Oct 14, 2018
Day Trip to Salzburg - We enjoyed lovely weather on our trip from Vienna. We detoured through the Wachua Valley and arrived in Salzburg around noon. Our English speaking guide, Hannah did a great job Explaining about the city’s history. The return trip through the Austrian Alps and lakes kept our cameras busy. Highly recommended Aren and Mary Van Dyke
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Sunitha_p
Sep 9, 2023
Long day…few hours in Salzburg - Driver told us we what we where we would be stopping on journey. The lake area was stunning but it was just a half hour stop, thought there would be more lake stops. The walking tour a bit rushed and not really any opportunity to stop for good pictures. Tour was in English and Russian even though we booked an English tour so was a little tiresome trying to keep up when the guide kept switching between languages. Not much time in Salzburg itself. If you want longer time there then maybe the train would be an option too as take the same time from Vienna and so you can stretch your legs more often than being stuck in the 8 seater. On the whole I think you are paying most of the money for the actual transport. Just to mention driver does not speak the whole journey so no commentary on where we are driving through etc.
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Toulla_c
Nov 20, 2022
Melody, Strauss and Mozart!! - Highly recommended!! Enjoyed every minute! Our guide Kate was most friendly and informative. Our driver drove us back and forth with safety despite the foggy weather. Danke sehr!
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Adel
Aug 9, 2019
All in all, a good trip - Good trip. You should have a serious talk with the driver. He texts while he drives and sometimes both his hands would be off the wheel
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Joannet742
Dec 27, 2018
Do not book this trip - We had a short time in Vienna and wanted to do a day trip to Salzberg. When we arrived at the meeting point there were not enough places for the English speaking guests in the ‘minivan’ (8 people squished into a small van with blacked out windows so you wouldn’t be able to see the views anyway). They tried to force us into a private car, however we refused as we were very uncomfortable about the small private car - they had clearly overbooked and had no way of accommodating us. We then had to argue with the ‘customer service agent’ who told us things that were clearly untrue before finally they agreed to refund us. Unfortunately we missed out on our day trip to Salzburg due to the lies and incompetence of this company & their so-called 100% refund short changed me as well. More arguments to come. Never ever use this company.
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Shaileem88
Dec 26, 2018
Absolutely Pathetic. Do not book this tour! - My husband and I were booked on this tour for 23rd december. After we were picked up and taken to the central location for the tour to start, we were informed that we would be travelling by a small private car, instead of the coach/mini van that the description suggests. After some arguments, the truth emerged. The tour 7 travel had miscalculated the number of tourists for this tour. There were 12 ppl but they had accounted for only 8 and hence had just one coach. To add to this, we were told that there is a group of 8 that require a russian guide and hence they would be travelling by the luxurious coach, while the 4 of us. My husband, me and one more couple were dumped on a hastily arranged small car, where 4 of us plus the driver and guide were expected to fit. When we asked for a refund cause we were clearly being conned, they refused saying they had arranged for a car but we were refusing to go. After many arguements and threats from our end, they eventually agreed on a refund. We wasted an entire day in vienna not to mention the inconvenience the company caused to us and additional expenses. We had booked this tour through Viator and i am extremely surprised that Viator has such false companies as their travel partners, whose only aim is to cheat travellers.
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